Event

STOP MAKING SENSE

Universally acclaimed as one of the best concert films ever made, Stop Making Sense documents the groundbreaking Talking Heads at their peak and was directed by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia

Stop Making Sense subverted the typical concert film with long shots, lack of audience footage, and minimal lighting. The focus remained entirely on the Talking Heads, especially the iconic David Byrne, as they supported the release of Speaking In Tongues with a bare-bones stage setup and performances of "Psycho Killer", "Heaven", "Once in a Lifetime", and "Girlfriend Is Better". It was shot over three days at Hollywood, CA's Pantages Theater in 1983. Pauline Kael of The New Yorker described it as "...close to perfection."
(USA, 1984, 110 min., Unrated, DCP | Director: Jonathan Demme)

Join us in the Sky Room after the film for a special after-party show featuring Say No! to Architecture and Jimmy Doyle & The Engineers!

Say No! to Architecture is a lo-fi, avant-garde solo project by Long Island-based Russian-American Artist, Alynka Roizman, who is known for his unique ambient/shoegaze/experimental sound.

Jimmy Doyle & The Engineers is a Huntington based New Wave/Punk Rock band comprised of singer, songwriter and Talking Heads fan, Jimmy, on vocals and guitar, Tom Malinowski on guitar, Tom Kelly on bass, Jesse Litwa on drums and Tom Malinowski, Tom Kelly & Jesse Litwa as recording engineers at Cellar Door Studios.

Co-Presented by SPARKBOOM

SPARKBOOMis a project of the Huntington Arts Council funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature